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The other victim, 27-year-old Ahmed Said, is the oldest son in a Somali family. Family friends say he worked two jobs.
Dwone Anderson-Young's mother, Falana Young Wyatt, said she shared a special bond with her son.
"I had my son when I was 16 - I was really really young," she said. "We grew up together. He was everything to me."
They were so close that at 14, one of the toughest times of his adolescence, Dwone told her he was gay. She supported him in any way she could.
"I always encouraged him to be who he is, what he is, it didn’t matter. I told him, 'You are my son, I love you no matter what.' I did worry about him because I said you are a black man, but you’re a black gay man. And you’re going to have it hard," she said.
Last Saturday night, Dwone went to R Place on Seattle’s Capitol Hill with friends. His mom believes he was catching a ride home with 27-year-old Ahmed Said, when the two young men were shot and killed just a half block away from the family home.
Mayor Ed Murray suggested it could be a hate crime. It's what his mother always feared.
"Just knowing what is out there, I wanted to protect him. And I feel like I failed. I failed at protecting him, because he’s just going out with friends, and he’s three houses down," she said.
Now three houses down, sits a growing memorial for her son and Ahmed Said.
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